# La Barbatella (Cascina La Barbatella)

> Red, Barbera d'Asti DOCG by [Cascina La Barbatella](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/cascina-la-barbatella.md), Nizza, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/cascina-la-barbatella-la-barbatella).

- **Producer:** Cascina La Barbatella
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barbera d'Asti DOCG
- **Grape:** Barbera 100%
- **Production area:** Nizza Monferrato, at 220 m altitude
- **Soil:** Calcareous tending to sandy
- **Exposure:** South
- **Harvest:** Third decade of September
- **Vineyard planting:** Planted 1950 to 2013; Guyot training; about 4,500 vines/ha
- **Vinification:** Destemmed and crushed, then fermented on the skins in temperature-controlled steel tanks at 24 to 26°C for 6 to 8 days with frequent pumping over and punching down; malolactic fermentation in steel. Aged 8 to 12 months in steel tank, then 6 months in bottle before release.
- **Serving temperature:** 18°C
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-25



## Summary

The estate's classic Barbera d'Asti, aged in steel rather than wood; first produced in 1983 and the wine the family describes as its introduction to the grape.

## Tasting notes

The estate's classic style of Barbera: fruity and elegant, fresh and smooth, a synthesis of grape variety and terroir, tradition and innovation. Described by the winery as its pure, fruity and drinkable everyday Barbera, and the bottle that first won the family over to this grape.

## Food pairings

Everyday meat dishes.